The Alexandra Case, over British neutrality in ship-building, reaches a verdict in London

06/26/1863

In a London court case with far-reaching ramifications, the decision in the Alexandra Case went against the British Government. The Crown had set up a test case over the sale of British-built ships to the Confederacy with the April seizure of the Liverpool-built schooner Alexandra. To the consternation of British and United States authorities, the Crown was unable to win a weak case and the schoonerwas released. (By John Osborne)